Crib for infants



Q. SURFACE CRIB FOR INFANTS May 9, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 3.1946 I m rm 9 J r m 0 May 9, 1950 QSURFACE 2,507,060

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Patented May 9, 1950 UNITED STATES t rt'iifl CRIB FOR INFANTS Okla.

Application August 3, 1946, Serial No. 688,306

2 Claims. (Cl. 96)

My invention relates to improvements in infants cribs of the trundle bedtype.

The primary'object of my invention is to provide a simply constructed,inexpensive crib for use alongside an adults bed to conserve room, andwhich is adapted to support a mattress at the same level as that of thebed and to be folded with the mattress and bed clothing therein and slidover the floor under the bed out of sight.

Other and subordinate objects, also comprehended by my invention,together with the precise nature of my improvements and the advantagesthereof will be readily understood when the succeeding description andclaims are read with reference to the drawings accompanying and formingpart of this specification.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of my improved infants crib in apreferred embodiment thereof unfolded and positioned for use alongsidean:

adults bed shown in dotted lines,

Figure 2 is a view in front elevation of the infants crib and drawn to alarger scale,

Figure 3 is a view in side elevation,

Figure 4 is a view in vertical section taken on I,

the line 4 of Figure 3,

Figure 5 is a view in perspective of the crib folded,

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view partl in side elevation and partly insection illustrating one of the latch bolts and the manner in which itis used, and

Figure 7 is a fragmentary view in perspective illustrating one of thecatch hooks,

Referring to the drawings by numerals, my improved infants crib, asshown, comprises a rectangular base frame 5 formed of wood panels, orboards, and including a front panel 2, a rear panel 3 and side panelssecured together in any suitable manner. The front and rear panels 2, 3project at one end outwardly beyond the side panel 5, and said panel 5is provided with upper edge notches 6 in the ends thereof, all for apurpose presently seen. Side sills extend beneath the side panels 4, 5along th lower edges thereof, and are suitably connected to the same andto the front and rear panels 2, 3 with casters, or the like, 8 at theends thereof.

A rectangular crib frame 9, relatively narrower than the base frame I,is swingably mounted, as

presently described, on th base frame 5 for swinging into surmountingspaced position relative thereto, or, into said base frame, as required.The crib frame 8 comprises panels, or boards, including front and rearpanels lil, H and side panels [2, l3 suitably connected togetherrigidly, and panel-like front, rear and side leaves l4, l5, l5, l'lsuitably hinged, as at E8, to the front, rear and side panels H], ll,82, 53, respectively, for unfolding into vertical position to increasethe depth of the crib frame and which are foldable inwardly intohorizontal position to decrease the depth of said crib frame tosubstantially that of the base frame I. As will be seen, when the cribframe 9 is swung upwardly into surmounting relation to the base frame i,said crib frame is disposed at a level such that a bed made therein issubstantially at the level of an adults bed, and said crib frame isoffset from one side of the base frame 2 so that said base frame may beslid side- Wise part way under an adults bed to dispose the crib frame Qclose along one side thereof.

To facilitate folding the leaves Hi, l5, l6, H, the side panels l2, itare lower, or narrower, than the front and rear panels 90, l I so thatthe front and rear leaves l4, l5 may be folded flat on the folded sideleaves l2, H3. The hinges It for the side leaf l6, which is designed tobe positioned alongside an adults bed, are double acting so that saidleaf may be swung outwardly and downwardly for access to the interior ofthe crib frame 9 from the adults bed.

An internal ledge is is provided around the lower edge of the crib frame9 to support the usual springs and bedding, not shown, thereon.

Latch bolts 2! are vertically slidable on the front and rear leaves M,If; in staples 22, with upper hooked ends 33 adapted to straddle theupper edges of said leaves and be inserted downwardly in sockets 24provided in the upper edges of the side leaves l2, 13.

For swingably mounting the described crib frame 9 on the base frame I,bar-like corner legs are provided in pairs at opposite sides of saidcrib frame 9, there being a pair of long legs 25 and a pair of shortlegs 26, said legs being pivoted at upper ends thereof, as at 21, to thefront and rear panels I0, H. The lower ends of the short pair of legs 25extend into the base frame I and are pivoted, as at 28, to the front andrear panels 2, 3 to swing alongside the same. The lower ends of the longpair of legs 25 are similarly pivoted, adjacent the lower ends thereof,as at 29, to the extending ends of the front and rear panels 2, 3 andoutwardly of the side panel 3, so that said legs 25 may swing into thenotches 6.

Suitable catch hooks are provided on the side panel 5 for hooking overpins 3| on the lower ends of the long legs 25 to hold said legs upright3 and thereby hold the crib frame 9 in upswun position.

As will now be seen, the base frame I being wider than the crib frame 9,when the crib frame is in upswung position, said base frame i may beslid sideways part way under one side of the adults bed, represented at32, in dotted lines, so that the crib frame 9 will be disposed close toone side of said bed 32. At the same time, the base frame I provides,for containing therein, the crib frame 9 when the latter is folded andswung downwardly. The crib frame 9 is folded by releasing the latchbolts 2 l, in a manner which will be clear, then swinging the'side'leaves I6, I? inwardly, and then swinging 'the front and rear leaves M,I5 inwardly over the side leaves I6, ll, as shown in Figure 5. As willbe understood, the arrangement is such that the leaves l4, l5, IS, ITmay be folded down over the bedding, not shown, in the crib frame 9. Thefolded crib frame 9 may then be swung down into the base'frame i on thepivots 21,28, 29, as also shown in Figure 5, after the baseframe l isslid outwardly from under the may be slid under the adults bed 32 inan'out- 'of-the-way hidden position.

The foregoing will, it is believed, sufiice to impart a clearunderstanding of my invention, without further explanation.

Manifestly, the invention, as described, is sus- -'ceptible ofmodification without departingfrom the inventive concept, and right isherein reserved to such modifications as fall within the scope of theappended claims.

What I claim is: 1. In a crib of the character described, a rectangularbase frame comprising pairs of opposite panelsone pair of panelshaving'ends projecting "outwardly beyond one panel of the other pair, a

still connecting the projecting ends of said one pair of panels, arectangular crib frame surmounting said base frame, pairs of corner legsfor said crib frame pivoted to said frames for swinging into and fromupright position to swing said crib frame out of and into said baseframe, one of the pairs of legs being pivoted to said projecting ends toswing into upright position alongside and against said one panel andrest upon said sill to stabilize said crib frame when said crib frame isswung out of said base frame, and coasting devices on said one pair oflegs and said one panel for latching said one pair of legsupright'and'against said one panel.

'2. Ina cribof the character described, a rectangular base framecomprising pairs of opposite panels. onepairof panels having endsprojecting outwardly beyond one panel of the other pair, asill'connecting the projecting ends of said one pair of panels, arectangular crib frame surmounting said base frame, pairs of corner legsfor said crib'frame pivoted to said frames for swinging into and'fromupright position to swing said crib'frame out of and into said baseframe,

'one of the pairs of legs being pivoted'to said REFERENCES CITED Thefollowing references are of record in the le'of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 364,560 Wetzel June 7,.188'7591,117 Holderness Oct. 5,.l897 1,563,428 Melton Dec. 1, 1925

